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  • F1: And finally… it’s the Brits on Pole ebook

    We’ve been threatening this for a while – and finally it has come to pass. The Brits on Pole ebook, which is a complete record of our coverage of the 2008 Formula One season, is ready at last. Find out how to get your free copy.

    Archive, F1, Site news
    Brits On Pole, F1 season 2008, Formula One, Lewis Hamilton

  • F1: Button splashes to victory in Malaysia

    Jenson Button won his second consecutive race behind a safety car as Formula One’s attempt to defy the rain gods and run an evening race in the Malaysian monsoon season ended in farce.

    Archive, F1
    Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Malaysian Grand Prix, Timo Glock

  • F1: McLaren’s problems are far from over

    The Malaysian Grand Prix weekend might be drawing to a close, but there seems to still be plenty of trouble in store for McLaren.

    Archive, F1
    Dave Ryan, FIA, Formula One, Lewis Hamilton, Max Mosley, McLaren, World Motor Sport Council

  • F1: Malaysian Grand Prix live blog

    Here we are again, just where we hoped we’d never be again after last year – waiting for a race to start so it will wipe away the bitter taste of off-track shenanigans. Malaysia today. Will the weather decide everything?

    Archive, F1
    Malaysian Grand Prix

  • F1: Button holds off Trulli for Malaysian pole

    Another Sunday, another pole position for Jenson Button as he fended off Jarno Trulli and dominated the rest of the field to set the fastest time in qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix.

    Archive, F1
    Felipe Massa, Formula One, Jarno Trulli, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Malaysian Grand Prix

  • F1: Ferrari show up for Malaysia practice

    Ferrari appear to have found the magic petrol can if their performance in the two Malaysian Grand Prix practice sessions today is anything to go by.

    Archive, F1
    F1 practice, Felipe Massa, Formula One, Kimi Raikkonen, Malaysian Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg, Sepang International Circuit

  • F1: The balloon goes up at McLaren

    Martin Whitmarsh’s newly-minted job as McLaren team principal appears to be on the line after just one grand prix – after a error of judgement by a senior staff member led to a misleading statement to race stewards.

    Archive, F1

  • Fantasy F1: Are our results final now, please?

    Let’s get frank. 2009 has been a pretty poor season for Fantasy F1 so far – and we’re only a week in, and today’s events with McLaren are so vexing that it’s really a struggle to drum up the enthusiasm to write about it. But if we don’t start, we won’t carry on – here…

    Archive, Competitions, F1

  • Our 2009 F1 coverage

    Links to all our coverage during the current F1 season, including live blogs, race reports and qualifying summaries. Race Winner Qualifying Live blog Report  Australia  Jenson Button  Malaysia  Jenson Button  China  Sebastian Vettel  Bahrain  Jenson Button  Spain  Jenson Button  Monaco  Jenson Button  Turkey  Jenson Button  Great Britain  Sebastian Vettel  Germany  Mark Webber  Hungary  Lewis Hamilton…

    Archive, Uncategorized

  • Reborn Brawn one step from glory in Melbourne

    Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello grabbed the front row of tomorrow’s Australian Grand Prix as the former Honda team celebrated its survival and its new sponsorship deal with Virgin by dominating qualifying.

    Archive, F1
    Australian Grand Prix, Brawn GP, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, Ross Brawn, Rubens Barrichello, Sir Richard Branson

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